Wee 3
Wee 3 | |
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Genre | Music Fantasy Comedy |
Created by | Jamie Piekarz[2] |
Written by | Pay Chen Jamie Piekarz Jeff Sweeney |
Directed by | Lorraine Barton Steven Wright |
Opening theme | "Wee 3" |
Ending theme | "Wee 3"(instrumental) |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original languages | English French |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 27 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Production locations | Toronto, Ontario |
Editor | Mike Schrack |
Running time | 27 minutes |
Production company | Good Night Monsters (Corus Entertainment) |
Original release | |
Network | Treehouse TV YTV Radio-Canada |
Release | January 30, 2001[1] – June 15, 2002 |
Wee 3 is a Canadian preschool television series aired on Treehouse TV and Radio-Canada produced by Corus Entertainment. It first aired on January 30, 2001 with a total of 27 27-minute episodes, along with Treetown, Ants in Your Pants and Crazy Quilt. It also formerly aired as an acquired series on YTV.
The show also aired new episodes on Treehouse TV and Radio-Canada from January 30, 2001 to June 15, 2002, and repeated episodes from June 16, 2002 until February 27, 2011 like some of the other late night programs formerly aired.
It centers the friendship and adventures of three, 4-year-old anthropomorphic toy monsters, Bunwin, Creakie and Pook, come out from hiding in a young child's bedroom and play games. However, they come out only when the child is absent. They work out their fears by playing fantasy adventures targeted towards children ages 3 to 7-years old.
Characters
[edit]The following is a list of characters appearing on Wee 3. Cheep Cheep, Magic Racer and Dolly were shown as toy characters.
Original characters
[edit]Main characters
[edit]- Bunwin is the small orange monster. She is puppeteered by Mandi Lester and voiced by Jane Miller (season 1) and Dana Glickman (season 2).
- Pook is the tall purple monster and is puppeteered by Gerard Lizaire and is voiced by Jeff Sweeney. He likes jellybeans a lot.
- Creakie is the medium blue monster and is puppeteered by Jay Daniels and was voiced by Ruth Barrett.
Inanimate, minor and supporting characters
[edit]- Cheep Cheep is a tiny yellow toy chick.
- Magic Racer is a green toy dinosaur.
- Dolly 1 is a tan skin doll with pigtails.
- Dolly 2 is a blue doll with long hair.
Episodes
[edit]Series overview
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 16 | January 30, 2001 | March 6, 2001 | |
2 | 11 | February 14, 2002 | June 15, 2002 |
Season 1 (2001)
[edit]- This season has 16 episodes.
- This season is the only season directed by Lorraine Barton.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | American air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Creakie's Birthday" "Pook's School" | Lorraine Barton | Pay Chen Jeff Sweeney | January 30, 2001 | TBA | 101 | N/A |
Pook and Bunwin plan out Creakie's birthday. Pook starts a school and teaches Bunwin and Creakie. | |||||||
2 | "Poouuii!!" "Home Sweet Home" | Lorraine Barton | Jeff Sweeney | February 1, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Something smells terribly bad in the bedroom. Bunwin, Pook and Creakie play to celebrate their home, sweet, home: the bedroom. | |||||||
3 | "Frog and the Storm" "Close Call" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | February 3, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Together, during a "storm", the gang overcome their fears. The gang solve their problems. | |||||||
4 | "Food Store" "Hat Smasher" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | February 6, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
The gang learn about sharing when they play "Food Store". Someone is a "hat smasher" in the bedroom and admits its mistake. | |||||||
5 | "Treasure That Wasn't" "Pet Snake" | Lorraine Barton | Pay Chen Jeff Sweeney | February 8, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
The gang pretend to be pirates who are going on a treasure hunt, and learn to fit the gang in. The gang include others by pretending to have a pet snake. | |||||||
6 | "Pook's Racecar" "Bunwin Flies" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | February 10, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Pook uses confidence via racecar building. Bunwin tries to learn how to fly. | |||||||
7 | "Little Rodeo" "Tiger, Tiger" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | February 13, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
After failing every event at a rodeo, the gang deal with their failure. The gang overcome fears. | |||||||
8 | "Three Captains" "Pookasaurus!" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | February 15, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
The gang pretend to be in charge by being the three captains. Pook pretends to be a dinosaur by playing games. | |||||||
9 | "Always A Bridesmaid" "Messy Tea" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | February 17, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
The gang are trying their hardest, by keeping their promises. The three learn about being a special guest. | |||||||
10 | "Pet Games" "Cheep, Come Home" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | February 20, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
The three participate in games and learn about winning. The three help each other. | |||||||
11 | "Cafe Pook" "Peacemaker Pook" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | February 22, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Together, an introduction to Pook's cafe turns out to be that Bunwin and Creakie follow their cafe's rules. To avoid conflict, Pook is a peacemaker. | |||||||
12 | "Seedling" "Camping with Bunwin" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | February 24, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
The gang use cooperation and help together. Pook and Creakie be helpful when camping with Bunwin. | |||||||
13 | "Monster Blocks!" "Tattletale!" | Lorraine Barton | Jeff Sweeney | February 27, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Bunwin and Pook must overcome their fear of a monster, which was just Creakie's scarecrow. Pook tattles on a frustrated Bunwin as the monsters play a game of "Pet Store". | |||||||
14 | "Courageous Creakie" "Broken Cheep!" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | March 1, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Courageous Creakie learns to confront his fears. When Cheep is broken, the gang learn to confess. | |||||||
15 | "Buzzin' Bee" "Fastest, Bestest!" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | March 3, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
As buzzin' bees, the three learn to deal with their anger issues. A race the gang play is to be a fair play. | |||||||
16 | "Wee Rock!" | Lorraine Barton | Unknown | March 6, 2001 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
The gang start a band. |
Season 2 (2002)
[edit]- This season has 11 episodes.
- Bunwin is now voiced by Dana Glickman in this season, and episodes are directed by Steven Wright in this season.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | American air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | "My Fuzzy Valentine!" "Surprise Party!" | Steven Wright | Unknown | February 14, 2002 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Bunwin learns to let Pook and Creakie work at their own paces. Pook learns that a lack of self-discipline can hurt others. | |||||||
2 | "All-Knowing Fairy" "Egg" | Steven Wright | Unknown | March 28, 2002 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Creakie learns to respect others. Bunwin and Pook earn Creakie's respect, while an egg is about to hatch... a special guest. | |||||||
3 | "Color Me!" "Tea Party" | Steven Wright | Unknown | April 11, 2002 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Pook and Creakie won't let Bunwin join the Blue and Purple Club because she's orange, so she tries various ways to get in the club. Creakie tries new things at Bunwin's very special and fancy tea party. | |||||||
4 | "Secret Spy" "Fancy Ladies" | Steven Wright | Unknown | April 14, 2002 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Pook learns not to lie. Bunwin learns to set her limits. | |||||||
5 | "King Creakie Double Twins" | Steven Wright | Unknown | April 18, 2002 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Creakie, as a king, learns to compromise. Pook tries to act like Creakie, simply by copying him. | |||||||
6 | "Candy Competition" "Magic Farm" | Steven Wright | Unknown | April 20, 2002 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Creakie is jealous of Bunwin's candy shop. Pook learns NOT to be selfish. | |||||||
7 | "Rollercoaster" "Bunny Ballet" | Steven Wright | Unknown | April 23, 2002 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Creakie learns to take turns Pook learns to adapt to other people's abilities by ballet. | |||||||
8 | "Pookerassic Park!" "Better" | Steven Wright | Unknown | April 25, 2002 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
The monsters overcome their fears of being eaten. The monsters learn empathy for one and another. | |||||||
9 | "Talking Toy" "The Deep Dark Woods" | Steven Wright | Unknown | May 2, 2002 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Creakie and Bunwin learn about how Pook feels. Together, the monsters overcome their fears of abandonment. | |||||||
10 | "Circus" "The Sleepless Sleepover" | Steven Wright | Unknown | May 9, 2002 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Creakie learns to share. During a sleepover, the monsters learn to depend on each other. | |||||||
11 | "Birthday Cake" "Bay-cation on the Moon!" | Steven Wright | Unknown | June 15, 2002 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
Bunwin learns that friends are more important than toys. Together, Bunwin, Creakie and Pook all learn to appreciate their individual strengths on a vacation to the moon. |
References
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- Treehouse TV original programming
- 2000s Canadian children's television series
- 2000s Canadian comedy television series
- 2000s Canadian music television series
- 2001 Canadian television series debuts
- 2002 Canadian television series endings
- Canadian television shows featuring puppetry
- YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming
- Canadian children's comedy television series
- Canadian children's fantasy television series
- Canadian children's musical television series
- Canadian preschool education television series
- 2000s preschool education television series
- Television series about children
- Television series about monsters
- Television series about sentient toys
- Television series by Corus Entertainment
- Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming